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beaked plant-eater
Gongshuilong
Say it like this: “gohng-SHWAY-long”
Gongshuilong fanwei
Gongshuilong ate plants and walked on two or four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2026 · Yao, H.; Qiu, W.; Yu, J.; Yang, L.; Wang, H.; Cao, S.; Zhao, K.; Xu, M.; Shi, G.; Lou, F.; Zeng, C.; Lu, P.; Wu, R.; Xu, X.; Han, F.; Xing, H.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 7 m · 23 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China · Lianhe
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Two or four legs
- Kind
- beaked plant-eater · Ornithopod
- Family branch
- Saurolophinae
The story in short
Gongshuilong was formally named in 2026 by H. Yao and colleagues. The name means “gong River dragon.”
Fossils referred to Gongshuilong date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Lianhe Formation. It was a herbivore and could move on two or four legs.
Published estimates put Gongshuilong at a length near 7 m.
On the family tree it sits in Saurolophinae, among the ornithopod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Acristavus
Acristavus gagslarsoni
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Ahshislesaurus
Ahshislesaurus wimani
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Anasazisaurus
Anasazisaurus horneri
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago